GMJHL U13 Girls - Jan 2019

By James Lloyd-Williams

Team A retake second, Team B up to fourth

The fourth (and penultimate) round of the GM Junior Hockey League took place on the 20th, with Team A 2points behind first placed Bowdon A and a point behind Alderley Edge in second. Team B came into the round as only one of two teams undefeated, and top of the second tier (7th out of the 12 teams).

Team A started strongly, totally controlling the game against Bowdon B, but only managing to score twice. The struggles to score unfortunately continued into the next two games against Stockport and Brooklands, which we fully controlled but both finished 0-0. Then in the key game against Bowdon A, they scored early, and then managed to hold out against our continued run of assaults, including a controversial disallowed goal, the result staying 0-1. The girls then took out their frustrations on Alderley Edge, normally our bogey team, winning 2-0, and thus reclaiming second place, but now 7 points behind Bowdon (see table below).

The B Teams of Timperley and Alderley Edge came in as the only remaining undefeated teams. Team B came out still UNDEFEATED and up to fourth place. While dominating their games they too struggled to score, with our trio of Hannahs hogging the goals - VT getting a brace, and S & T one each - as they won four games 1-0 drawing the other 0-0, and thus giving Molly a full house of clean sheets (for the second time).

The final tournament is on 17th March, and will see Team A and B vying for bragging rights, unfortunately it clashes with the EH U14 game so many players will probably miss the tournament.